Disability and childbirth: Meeting the challenges

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 363-369

  Carty, Elaine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LABOR; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032566291     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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